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Russia Hunts Down Deserters to Backfill Its Massive War Losses
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2024 03:00
Russia is going to extreme lengths to track down soldiers who fled the war. When it finds them, the question is whether they should be prosecuted or redeployed.
Judge rejects latest attempt by Hunter Biden to dismiss tax-related charges
ABC News - 20 Aug 2024 02:05
A federal judge on Monday rejected the latest attempt by Hunter Biden to dismiss several tax-related charges he faces in Los Angeles.
US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns
ABC News - 20 Aug 2024 02:52
U.S. intelligence officials say they're confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfer...
Man stung 160 times after wasps invade his home
BBC - 20 Aug 2024 15:35
Andrew Powell says he hasn't been able to sleep because of the pain since he was attacked in his home.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she'll vote for Kamala Harris for two terms
ABC News - 20 Aug 2024 23:55
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined ABC News' Linsey Davis on the first night of the DNC.
Waterspout Was Seen When the Bayesian Yacht Sank in Sicily. What Is It?
The New York Times - 20 Aug 2024 23:51
Witnesses reported seeing the tornado-like phenomenon hit the Bayesian, a sailing yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday.
Historic port's £60m revamp for marine energy role
BBC - 20 Aug 2024 23:45
Changes at Pembroke Port are part of plans to attract energy firms and create up to 1,800 new jobs.
Joe Biden's Other Legacy
The New York Times - 20 Aug 2024 23:44
The Democratic Party has bridged huge divides since 2020. Can it win?
Disaster declaration approved for Vermont for July flooding from remnants of Beryl
ABC News - 20 Aug 2024 23:42
President Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Vermont that makes federal funding available to help people and communities affected by flooding from July 9 through July 11 caused by the remnants of Hurrica...
The Harris Plan to Lower Your Wages
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2024 23:33
The Vice President wants to raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, which will ultimately be paid by workers.
The DNC Kicked Off With a Handful of Protests--and a Dozen Arrests
Mother Jones - 20 Aug 2024 23:32
As the 2024 Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday in Chicago, thousands of protestors took to the city’s streets to demand an end to Democratic politicians’ support for Israel's war in Gaza, where the deat...
China Sends a Permitting Wake-Up Call
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2024 23:31
U.S. restrictions on mining critical minerals give Beijing military leverage.
Biden approves new nuclear strategy refocusing on China threat
The Guardian - 20 Aug 2024 23:30
Revised policy comes as China builds up nuclear arsenal and Putin threatens to use the weapons in Ukraine Joe Biden has approved a new US nuclear strategy to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with R...
JD Vance Gets Social Media Side-Eye For Weird Joke At A Wisconsin Deli
The Huffington Post - 20 Aug 2024 23:27
"You have any food here you really don't like? We'll take some and feed it to the journalists on the plane," the Ohio senator asked the deli owner.
Turkey and Syria both want the US military out of Syria
OpEdNews - 20 Aug 2024 23:27
This article talks about how Syria and Turkey both want the US military out of Syria
East German culture has been ignored for too long. Until we embrace it, our country will remain dangerously divided | Carolin Würfel
The Guardian - 20 Aug 2024 09:00
When the stories of people like me who lived in the old socialist republic are dismissed, shame can spiral into anger that fuels the far right When I went to school in the 1990s, GDR literature wasn't taught or read. It ...
In Chicago, Obama Aims to Resurrect a Movement
The New York Times - 20 Aug 2024 23:27
Also, Biden approved a secret new nuclear strategy. Here's the latest at the end of Tuesday.
JD Vance Twists Gov. Andy Beshear's Abortion Remarks Into Sick Accusation
The Huffington Post - 20 Aug 2024 23:27
Trump's running mate claimed the Kentucky Democrat was "wishing" harm on Vance's family with his comments about pregnancies caused by sexual assault.
Biden's Title IX Flop at the Supreme Court
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2024 23:27
The Justices freeze a regulation that redefines the ban on sex discrimination in education to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Trial date set for man accused of trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
ABC News - 20 Aug 2024 23:26
A trial is scheduled to start in June 2025 for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D
Massachusetts man goes missing while on vacation in South Carolina
ABC News - 20 Aug 2024 23:24
Stanley Kotowski, 60, was last seen Friday morning leaving his family's vacation rental on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, according to his family.